Thistle are holding Archibald back in my opinion. Aberdeen had as much, if not more fans at firhill today, showing the gulf between the clubs yet Archie is expected to win or change is needed.
If I was Archibald I would be thinking give me a level playing my field in terms of budget and I'm pound for pound as good if not better than any other manager in Scotland. We are lucky to have him be careful what you wish for.